Saint John Vianney School has been an incredible experience for our family. The sense of community…read moreis truly special. From the teachers to the staff to the other families, everyone is welcoming, supportive, and genuinely invested in the students. The teachers care deeply about their students and go above and beyond to support them both academically and personally. I've seen firsthand how much dedication they bring to the classroom, and it makes a meaningful difference for my daughter. The Extended Care program has also been amazing. As a working parent, it's incredibly helpful, but what really stands out is how wonderful the teachers are with the kids (shout out to Mrs. Cindy and Mrs. Isola). They create such a positive environment that it's sometimes hard to get my daughter to leave at pickup! We feel very lucky to be part of the Saint John Vianney community and are grateful for the caring environment they provide for our daughter every day.

SJV has been a wonderful school for our daughter--supportive teachers, strong academics, and a…read morewarm, welcoming community we truly appreciate every day!

At linda vista, my son had an incident where another student smacked him bottom and kissed him on…read morethe shoulder. I wasn't aware until my son told me. I didn't receive a call from the teacher/school about it. Grandpa went down to the school to speak to the principal but she was busy, so he spoke to the teacher and she said she was only aware of the student kissing my son on his shoulder. I was upset that they did not tell me. I didn't get a phone call back from the principal until I called the district, she called about an hour or 2 later. (2 days later). I told the principal my son is uncomfortable and to move him classes and she told me now. I went down to the district and they said they would call me within 24 hours. It's been a little over 2 days now. No one has returns my voicemail since they don't answer their phone.

Meyer Elementary school, this staff name Ms. Santana questioned my daughter about what my child was…read moretelling me when I picked her up from school (Ms. Santana had called my daughters attention earlier that day for no reason and had left my child without recess making her sit down at a bench). The next day Ms. Santana questioned my daughter about what she had told me regarding what had happened (leaving her without recess and accusing her of pushing another gril) she involved Ms. Lopez (lunch lady) the lunch lady got mad at my daughter and grabbed my daughter by her wrist leaving two small bruises. I noticed the bruises the next day in the morning and went straight to the principal (Dr. Carilo) I told her everything that was going on she couldn't believe it and told me she would investigate and call me later. That same day Dr. Carillo questioned my daughter about the situation the principal intimidated my daughter and made her cry and told her she's the one coming to school she needs to fix her own problems and not involve the parents!!! I went straight to the cops and of course had to let the district know too! The principal and staff changed the story and stated my daughter got the bruising from the monkey bars which she doesn't play that and also stated that one of my daughters friends pushed her and made the bruises, and when the cops asked for the videos from the school cameras they stated the cameras didn't capture the location of where the incident happened. The case was dropped!

Never had an issue with any teacher but MS.BLANK thanks to her now I will be searching for a new…read moreschool, she just gave a angry look to my mom for bring her to school "almost late everyday" not true! Around 8:25/27 she's gone and no is in line but considers "LATE" like how tf is it my fault when you already took the kids in? I thought be in line by 8:30 then walk to the class ?? We are all humans we are not perfect come on...

Mr Fienes is such a dedicated principal. The school is so lucky to have him. Most teachers are…read moregood. Music education for the 4/5 graders is such a gift. It's a small quiet campus with nice mountain views, although the facility, including the cafeteria, are not the most modern, but this is overall a rare gem of a school on the east side. Will always have fond memories of this school for a great elementary education for the kids.

My kid is in T-K, excited on his first day in school. Toyon has afterschool with YMCA, it saves…read moreparent's time to search by themselves.

Never a fan of this school because my service is terrible. I have AT&T. My daughter did go here for…read more5 years and now I find myself dropping my son off to T-K every morning. Not every elementary school in the district has T-K; it is short for transitional kindergarten. It basically screws over the kids that are born after August something until December. Gavin was born on Sept. 30 which potentially means he is already a year late but whatevs. I wonder who the hell decided on that. Due to costs, I was no longer able to afford his stay w/ his pre-school so I opted for a babysitter. Everyday I get off of work, I see him bored and unchallenged. I paid for someone to keep him locked in a room. He was occupied w/ television and my iPad. No brain stimulation and no interaction. He fed himself (I packed his backpack w/ snacks, drinks, and a sandwich) and threw the leftovers or the plastic bags away. He could have "watched" himself. After 20 days (4 weeks), I decided it was enough. I made all these crazy arrangements to complete his enrollment packet. This school was full but thank goodness they were quick to contact me and let him start school that Monday. Everything was confirmed on a Friday. I was so thrilled. The principal, the office staff, and his teacher made us feel welcomed and at home. The top pillars contain quotes from "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" by Stephen McCovey. I recognized that right away. I am blessed and cannot tell you how much he enjoys going to school. The school is clean, relatively well structured but parking can be a pain in the ass. I get there 20 min. early just to chill in the car. Thanks, Toyon!

I wouldn't be surprised if Yelp takes this review down (FOR A 2nd TIME) but that would be…read moreincredibly disappointing, considering this platform is meant for people to share all experiences, not just the positive ones. The administration at this school is fully aware of how poorly they've treated their staff. Instead of addressing the issues, they seem more focused on hiding the truth. For this matter my daughter will not enroll in this school. The front staff are so rude! They need to be trained on proper customer service. And the principal is rude as well. They all need better training! But what's done in the dark always finds its way to the light. To any parents considering this school please think twice. For the sake of your children and the educators who deserve better.

Merryhill has been a wonderful experience for our family. My son thrived under Ms. Charu's…read morethoughtful and dedicated teaching--she truly brought out the best in him. The staff and school community are warm, supportive, and create an environment where kids feel encouraged and excited to learn. We're so grateful for the positive impact this school has had on our child.

My grandchildren attended this school and like it a lot !! They have learned and lot and the staff…read moreis amazing!

I was a fuerza staff and was bullied by admin to not want to unionize, we even received an email…read morefrom our CEO telling us that if we were trying to unionize or distributing union material to remember that we were at Will employees! Can you believe that! not to mention the principal at the time was very rude to myself and to other staff including parents! and I had to get my attorney involved! she than quickly shut-up and ignored me. But I think what I want to review the most is that other teachers are still scared to speak up about things. I was an rsed teacher at 3 of their San Jose schools, now I am a public school district employee and I belong to cta (california teachers association) and the benefits from my public school district are for more superior than anything that i had while working as a rocketship teacher. and by unionizing you can have more rights as public employees, because we all want the best. And the biggest benefit of belonging to a union is *tenure and job security. Just remember you cannot be fired for wanting to unionize. And this school and other San Jose RSED schools were threatening my freedom to speak and voice my concerns. anyhow while i was a teacher for rsed we were all sent an email from our ceo! about how *"unionizing prevents being able to accomplish our rocketship mission statement". i know now thats not true! what i was really being told was that the higher-ups didnt want me having a middle-man to protect me. its as simple as that. please know that i support what rocketship does for our children and their families! teaching at rsed were some of the best years of my teaching career. I fully support education but we are only human and we are all teachers who deserve protection, we all have the same goal and want only the best. but at the same time its important to think about our rights as public employees.

i'm sad it's closing i went there and it's a pretty good school with a lot of programs and…read moreopportunities for kids

I went to this school. Don't remember much, but it does try to make learning fun, had movie night…read moreevents, many field trips, and plays. They also make sure the kids are safe from the moment they are dropped off to being picked up with an escort to and from the vehicle.

It's fun has a good after-school also has hip hop dancing nice teachers. And soccer football…read more teather ball base ball and basketball has good cafeteria Food and you can play in the morning has a balanced play time very nice playground they Teach math like minus addition multiplying division Projects and good rules

I will only talk about the baseball fields in the back of the school…read more The issues here is that the fields look exactly like they did when I was playing baseball years back, the field are full of weeds, which is what makes it look like the grass is on the baseball field. The dirt is one big kitty little box for all the neighborhood cats, which not only leaves all the poop, but I am sure all the pee. This is a great thing to be trying to teach the younger generation how to play baseball with all this out there. I know there is not much money in the school funds to keep up baseball fields, but let's be real there has to be something more than trying to pay people to do something they are not doing. I would like to see some extra money be put in to the up keep of the field nothing more. In the mean time, I will have my rake and shovel to help out from time to time to keep the field in good shape for playing.

This review is solely based on the years 2002-2005…read more I went here in 2nd - 5th grade and loved it! I made some good friends, though I had my share of being bullied. I loved every single one of my teacher, but I do love the one who kicked me out of class for laughing too much a bit less. I had a blast at the free after school thing making lanyards and whatnot. The recreation leaders were so nice. I remember I was the good kid and they let me out of their lectures that they had when everyone else was being bad. I remember my teachers, Ms. Bosak & Ms. Carter were truly interested in me. I thought this school was getting better due to the newly painted stuff on campus, but apparently it's on PI: what happens when a school doesn't make good progress & everyone is given the option to transfer to a different school.

My kid goes to this school in recent 4 years. We love it! Teachers and staffs are very nice, and…read morecare about kids. Kids have some maths and ELA worksheet everyday, but they can be finished in 30 minutes. They also have some maths and ELA exams throughout the year. School provide Freckle or RAZ kids as extension reading practice. Teachers contact parents for kids behaviors. Social worker and psychologist are also onsite to support kids mental needs. PTA organizes some events each year, all family can join. We have some school clubs too. I would recommend this school to other parents.

Rocketship Brilliant Minds is a wonderful community. Both parents and staff are dedicated to…read moreProviding the best environment for the students.